 halter |
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| 1. | [ noun ] rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading | |
| Synonyms: | hackamore | |
| Related terms: | headgear harness | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (clothing) a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered | |
| Related terms: | top | |
| 3. | [ verb ] prevent the progress or free movement of | |
| Synonyms: | hamper strangle cramp | |
| Examples: | "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather" "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" |
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| Related terms: | restrict shackle | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (law) hang with a halter | |
| Related terms: | hang hangman's_rope | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging | |
| Synonyms: | hangman's_halter hemp hempen_necktie hangman's_rope | |
| Related terms: | rope gallows noose | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 7026 | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (zoology) either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight | |
| Synonyms: | balancer haltere | |
| Related terms: | wing dipterous_insect | |
| Similar spelling: |
haltere Halterman Holter Halderman |
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